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FTX: Collapsed crypto exchange says $415m was hacked
Last week the company told a bankruptcy judge in Delaware that it had recovered over $5bn in assets.
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Parents angry as Texas football practice sends students to hospital
A coach is on leave after the football players were reportedly forced to do 400 push-ups.
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Three generations killed in California ‘cartel-like execution’
California police say six people, including a grandmother and 10-month old child, were shot to death.
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Golden Globes: Several celebrities announce Covid days after awards
A number of celebrities who attended this year’s awards test positive for Covid-19 days later.
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Italian held in EU-Qatargate bribery probe agrees to tell all
Pier Antonio Panzeri is an alleged leader of a criminal network suspected of taking bribes from Qatar.
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Vietnam politics: Power shift as President Nguyen Xuan Phuc quits
The move comes amid an anti-corruption drive and signals a power shift among communist leaders.
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Man who fought cartels on trial over bribery claims
Former security chief Genaro Garcia Luna denies he took millions of dollars from the Sinaloa cartel.
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Greta Thunberg detained at German coal protest
Protesters have been trying to stop a coal mine from swallowing up an abandoned village.
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Elon Musk begins trial over Tesla tweet that cost him $20m
Shareholders are suing the Tesla CEO over a 2018 tweet saying he had the funds to take the firm private.
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Zelenska: Not all leaders using influence for good
The Ukrainian delegation hopes to build support for the country at the Davos meeting.